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“Foot & Spine Aligment”
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Vision
To make childhood excitement a permanent gift.
Mission
To improve children's gait.
Standard 1
Client-Centric Care
We make it a point to transparently educated and guide the clients ensuring they are empowered to make informed choices.
Standard 2
Honesty and Authenticity
We refrain from making exaggerated promises or pushing unnecessary services and focus solely on addressing our clients' genuine needs.
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Commitment to Excellence
We are committed to the continuous pursuit of knowledge in human biomechanics and strive to guarantee optimal results for our clients.
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I’m Kau Jan Yeow, people call me Yeow. I co-founded SpineCare Engineering in the year 2019. Why do we start SpineCare Engineering?
It is related to my profession and my personal experience.
1. University time
I was enrolled at University of Malaya (UM) in Bachelor’s Degree in Biomedical Engineering (Prosthetics & Orthotics) as the first batch of undergraduates in Sept 2009.
Our Head of Department Professor Noor Azuan told us about his primary intention in organizing the program on the first day:
“Many disabled people depend on artificial limbs and supportive devices but unfortunately the service providers in the market are mostly dominated by foreign technicians”
“Foreign technicians are good in their hand skill and have an abundance of experience, but they usually do not look at the patient biomechanical and holistically.”
“There are many particulars in an artificial limb and supportive devices fitting that are often overlooked by the technician, which has caused tremendous suffering to the disabled people.”
“As a result, the disabled people are lost and haggard, and give up on their mobility and choose wheelchair or supportive braces & shoes instead.”
In order to serve the disabled population better, the professor combined Biomedical Science and Mechanical Engineering together and formed Biomedical Engineering in Prosthetics & Orthotics.
The organs, cells, and blood vessels are biomedical, whereas the skeletons, bones, joints, and muscles are mechanical.
Prof Noor Azuan wanted us to treat disabled people as specialist doctors, at the same time to be equipped with good technical skills to manufacture external devices to return the disabled people back to their normal life as soon as possible.
Every word from Prof Noor Azuan was stimulating my passion and I was determined to be a good Prosthetist & Orthotist in the future.
I accumulated technical skills and knowledge for real in the coming 4 years of study, and also completed an internship in both the National University of Taiwan and the University of Malaya Medical Centre.
I was graduated as a top student in the year 2013 with a CGPA of 3.61.
2. After Graduation
I worked in a long-established company called Endolite Asia Sdn Bhd after my graduation.
This is where I learned more about the restoring the physical ability of a disabled person.
Back in the day, I had to use a laser level to align a prosthesis to achieve perfect balance before fitting it to the user.
However, I have slowly acquired the ability to use my eyes to align the prosthesis, both statically and dynamically.
In the year 2015, I was offered a chance to undergo intensive training about lower limb biomechanics at the Ossur Academy in Shanghai, China.
If you know about the 2008 Sichuan Earthquake and one of the survivors called Kate, a double amputee.
Her husband Charles was one of my instructors. Another instructor was Jan Kristensen, he is the disciple of the Ossur Kristinsson, the founder of Ossur.
With all the training and experience, my eyesight eventually got more precise and better at aligning the prosthesis that I make for disabled people.
3. Special Event
A special occasion happened not long after that and it changed my perception of rehabilitation.
There was a young man in his teens who came to me with all four limbs amputated due to sepsis.
The parents wanted the best artificial limbs for him and the price was about RM250,000.00 per unit.
The parents decided to get their son the best artificial limb after brief consideration.
However, on the day of fitting the artificial limbs, he couldn’t stand with the artificial limbs because he was too weak after months of sitting in the wheelchair.
This incident inspired me that the external devices are not enough to return a disabled person back to his/her pre-morbid condition.
The remaining muscles play a crucial role in rehabilitation too.
Therefore, I started my exploration of exercise therapy with the intention to study the best way to train weak muscles effectively so that disabled people can use external devices properly.
4. Exercise Therapy Journey
I was recruited by my senior in Reserve Officer Training Unit (ROTU), Ronald Sim, into a boutique training center call REV in Publika, Kuala Lumpur.
His has a philosophy of training the core muscles in order to redirect stresses on the joints that cause pain to core muscles.
This is very different from an ordinary gym that only focuses on superficial muscle aesthetics and protein drinks.
I realized that this is the future of exercise therapy, and that was when I first joined a non-engineering establishment, to be a rehab trainer.
Not long later, I got myself certified by the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) USA in the year 2018.
One day, a 50+ years old white-collar lady came to me with severe and chronic neck and low back pain after hearing about my unique background from her friend, who was also a client of mine.
She said that she was medically diagnosed to have slipped disc on her neck spine and low back spine.
She needs surgical intervention to spare her from living in a wheelchair for the rest of her life.
She has tried multiple alternatives such as physiotherapy, chiropractic, acupuncture, etc but did not work.
After a careful biomechanics assessment and analysis, I realized that her spine deterioration was mainly due to her poor posture such as wearing high heels every day, sit cross-legged all the time, lost of natural spinal curvatures, and looking down for long hours.
I suggested she undergoes 3 weeks of exercise therapy to first reduce the spine aches.
She wanted to give it a shot and as a result, her pain was under control after three weeks.
She continued to do 3 times exercise therapy a week to get even better management of her condition.
She was happy that she no longer have surgical intervention as her only choice of recovery.
The exercise therapy that I provide to her is not just about exercising but combined with precise Human Biomechanics realignment.
Till today, she is still exercising with me and she feels like her physical age is 30++ years old only.
5. Movement Control Order (MCO)
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After resigning from Rev, my dream was crystal clear, to establish a center dedicated to helping adults overcome chronic pain.
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But just as I was ready to take the leap, Covid-19 struck, and Malaysia went into the Movement Control Order (MCO).
Overnight, my plans were put on hold, and I found myself staring at an uncertain future.
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I’ll be honest, there was a period when I felt deeply discouraged. Years of planning seemed to crumble before my eyes.
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But I knew I couldn’t let the situation define me. Instead of waiting for life to “go back to normal,” I made a decision to adapt.
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Together with my wife, I took my expertise online. I began selling orthotic neck pillows, each paired with a personal online coaching session on how to relieve neck muscle tension, using a skill I had honed during my time at Endolite Asia Sdn Bhd: the ability to assess posture with the naked eye.
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It wasn’t the center I had envisioned, but it was meaningful work that still allowed me to help people, and it kept me going through one of the toughest chapters of my life.
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That choice not only sustained me financially, but it also reminded me of something powerful: when the path ahead is blocked, you can always create a new one.
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So when the government finally announced there would be no further MCO extensions, I didn’t waste a single day.
I immediately began searching for a space to bring my long-held vision to life, the center I had been dreaming of since the very beginning.
6. The First Location - Pinnacle Kelana Jaya
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The first location I chose for my center was at Pinnacle Kelana Jaya.
My budget was limited, so I had to plan carefully. Premium areas like Mont Kiara, KLCC, or Bangsar were out of reach, but I knew the location alone wouldn’t define my impact, my results would.
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As I began working with more adults suffering from chronic pain, I noticed a recurring pattern of underlying issues: weak muscles, tight calf muscles, poor ankle dorsiflexion, flat feet, and even leg length discrepancies. These were not random, they were connected.
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One day, a friend shared a troubling story. His family had been approached by an insole seller at a shopping mall, who claimed that all five of them, three adults and two children, were flat-footed and urgently needed insoles costing over RM10,000. Shocked and unsure, my friend asked for my opinion.
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I invited them to my center for an assessment. After a thorough check, I concluded that only their young son had flat feet; the rest of the family was perfectly fine.
I taught the boy how to engage his arch muscles while standing, and how to use his foot arch properly while walking.
His foot muscles were weak and struggled at first, but with effort, he managed to do it.​
At that moment, I still wasn’t fully aware of a bigger truth, that in the children’s market, there were almost no solutions for flat feet other than insoles.
This realization came later, through a conversation with a new friend who was business-minded.
​He asked me what my business was about.
“I treat adults with chronic pain,” I replied.
He thought for a moment, then said, “Prevention is better than treatment.
What can you do on the prevention side? Why not start earlier?”​
That question hit me hard. After a deep brainstorming session, I started connecting the dots.
I realized that most chronic pain in adulthood begins with issues in the feet, issues that start young and silently worsen over the years.
By the time I met these adults, their bodies were already in bad shape, and my role was mostly to slow the damage.
But what if we could change that story? What if we could identify and treat foot problems like flat feet early in childhood, before they could grow into lifelong issues?
If children had strong, healthy feet, they could walk into adulthood with a far lower risk of chronic pain.
That was the turning point. From that moment on, our focus shifted, to help children with flat feet build the foundation for a lifetime of pain-free movement.
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I realized the solution: I stopped group sessions and returned to one-to-one training.
The difference was clear. Children could now focus better, and I could tailor the exercises precisely to their needs.​
As more parents began enquiring about my service, I had the chance to encounter a wide range of flat feet conditions.​
One case I will never forget was a 12-year-old boy diagnosed with Marfan syndrome.​ He had severe flat feet.
His father explained that surgeons had already operated on his right foot to “restore” the arch and were planning to operate on the left if the outcome was successful.​
But sadly, after surgery, his right arch was still collapsed, and rigidified. Out of desperation, the father wanted to try my method.​
7. The Birth of the Flat Feet Gait Re-Training Protocol
To begin helping children with flat feet, I launched Flat Foot Restoration Group Session, each with five children in a one-hour class.
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At first, I believed group sessions would be efficient, fun, and motivating. But the more I conducted them, the more challenges I faced.
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Not every child learned as quickly as the boy from my earlier case. I started analyzing what went wrong.
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Externally, the group environment created distractions. Parents were present, age groups were mixed, and the younger children often lost focus.
Internally, each child’s condition varied. Some had mild flat feet, while others had severe cases that made even the simplest movements difficult.​
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I was frank. I told him my method wouldn’t work on the right foot since the bones were fixed with screws. Still, I could attempt to train his left foot.
To our surprise, the boy managed to activate his left arch muscles in standing position.
He couldn’t hold it for long due to muscle weakness and oversized bones, but the fact that he could control it at all was remarkable.
The father almost cried during the session. He saw hope, even if imperfect, where surgery had failed.
We agreed it was better to keep both feet balanced and stable until the boy reached 18, when growth would stop and a new surgery could be considered.
Encounters like this reminded me of my own childhood. I played football and basketball almost every day. Without realizing it then, those games gave me confidence.
To win, I needed to run fast, jump high, and respond quickly. Kids naturally want to run and jump, but flat feet can hold them back.
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That’s when my perspective shifted. The ultimate goal of flat foot restoration wasn’t just to build an arch in walking only.
It was to help kids jump and run with a powerful arch, to move freely, confidently, and without limitation.
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With that mindset, I began designing a full Flat Feet Restoration Gait Retraining Protocol, a conditioning training that moved progressively from sitting, to standing, to walking, to squatting, to jumping, and finally to running.​
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The logic was clear:
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Running is the combination of walking and jumping.
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Jumping is built on the foundation of squatting.
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Without training squatting and jumping, it’s nearly impossible to run properly with an arch, no matter how well a child can walk.
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So for every child who came after, I incorporated squatting, jumping, and running into the syllabus.
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After years of working with children, I began to recognize common flat feet patterns:
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Both feet equally flat
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Flat feet from tight calves (often due to growth spurts)
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Flat feet from weak muscles (often from a sedentary lifestyle)
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Flat feet from hypermobility (genetic factors)
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Flat feet from both hypermobility and weak muscles
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Flat feet with hunchback posture
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Flat feet with X-shaped legs
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Flat feet with O-shaped legs
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Imbalanced flat feet with leg length discrepancy
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Imbalanced flat feet with leg length discrepancy and scoliosis
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High arches with over-pronated ankles causing arch collapse
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From parents, I also heard consistent feedback, the signs that often made them suspect something was wrong:
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Kids getting tired easily when walking, constantly looking for a seat or asking to be carried (common in toddlers).
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Complaints of foot pain after sports or long walks.
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Always finishing last in running competitions.
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Struggling to keep up with friends during play.
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Inability to squat properly.
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Falling down easily or frequently.
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Walking with a dragging or “gangster-style” gait.
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Frequent calf pain or knee pain.
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The shoe outsoles are worn unevenly.
Hearing these stories again and again affirmed what I knew: flat feet wasn’t just about how the foot looked.
It was about how the child lived, moved, and grew up. And if left unaddressed, it could shape their entire future.
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That was the birth of my gait retraining protocol, Kau's Method Gait Re-Training designed not just to correct feet, but to give children back their natural freedom to run, jump, and live without pain.
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Make childhood excitement a permanent gift.
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8. How My Body Taught Me About Feet
My insights didn’t come from textbooks alone, they were also the result of my own hard and painful experience.
In my mid-twenties, I was out window shopping with my father while my wife walked a few steps behind us.
She snapped a photo of me walking, and when we got home, she showed it to me: “Why is your shoulder uneven? Your right side is higher and your left is lower.”
At first, I didn’t believe her. But when I looked at the photo and tried adjusting my posture in front of her, I realized she was right, no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t balance my shoulders.
So, I improvised. Using tools from my workplace at Endolite Asia Sdn Bhd, I added a 1 cm sole to the left side of an indoor slipper.
When I wore it and asked my wife to take another picture, my shoulders looked almost balanced. That small discovery gave me relief, and I happily wore my self-modified slipper at home.
Not long after, I met a physiotherapist and shared my story. She offered to check if I had a leg length discrepancy.
After assessing me, she said, “You’re fine. No difference in leg length. You don’t need the slipper.” I trusted her.
I stopped wearing the modified slipper and soon after, I developed persistent neck and lower back pain.
I couldn’t believe I was in so much pain in my twenties. Something didn’t feel right. So I decided to get an X-ray.
The results confirmed what I had suspected. My left tibia was 8 mm shorter, and I also had scoliosis.
That day, I learned a painful truth, the physiotherapist had assessed me wrongly because she used the heel line instead of the malleolus line, the correct reference point. That mistake cost me years of unnoticed damage.
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From that day onwards, I began wearing my modified indoor slippers daily, and for every pair of shoes, sandals, or slippers I owned, I sent them to the cobbler to add two extra outsole layers on the left side (each layer about 5 mm).
It may sound like a small adjustment, but it was life-changing. This simple habit reduced the strain on my neck and back, allowing me to move with more balance, less pain, and greater confidence.
As I connected the dots between my present and past, suddenly everything made sense. I understood why, no matter how hard I trained in sports, my performance was always average. My imbalance limited how far I could push myself, and if I pushed too hard, I ended up injured.
Later, when I joined Rev, self-training was compulsory. During squats, my colleagues pointed out that my body was crooked and my ankles pronated.
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That’s when I realized something else, I had high arches combined with flexible ankle joints, the worst combination for running.
My ankle joints bent too easily, and without consciously activating my arch muscles, I collapsed into flat feet. Running was harder for me than for most people.
Through years of self-training and guiding flat-footed children, it feels as though I myself had to re-learn how to walk, squat, jump, and run all over again.
This journey has been essential, not just for my own recovery, but also for continuously improving the flat feet gait retraining protocol.
This personal struggle gave me something invaluable, empathy.
I know exactly how it feels to be limited by something invisible yet crippling. I know the frustration when your body holds back your soul.
That is why I can deeply understand the helplessness of flat-footed children. Their feet are not just weak, they are quietly restricting their spirit.
And this is why I have made it my life’s mission to give these children what I never had: the chance to grow up free, strong, and unrestrained.
9. From Practice to Research
In 2023, we moved to MAHSA Avenue, a place that felt like the right environment for the next chapter of our mission.
That same year, I took a bold step forward: I began my postgraduate studies at the University of Malaya (UM) under the Master of Engineering Science program.
My flat feet gait retraining protocol was something novel. But novelty alone was not enough.
I wanted it to be proven, recorded, and documented, not just for my patients today, but so it could serve as a reference for the next generation of children, parents, and researchers.
As I worked with families, I noticed there were always two groups of parents.
One group firmly believed insoles couldn’t restore the foot arch. They were actively searching for an alternative, and once they understood my treatment protocol, they immediately knew this was what they had been looking for.
The other group didn’t believe at all, no matter how much evidence was shown.
That contrast gave me clarity. If I wanted the world to recognize this work, I needed scientific evidence.
UM was only a ten-minute walk from my center, and I decided to seize the opportunity.
Enrolling in the Master’s program opened new doors. I was invited as a guest lecturer at both UM and UTM, where industry professionals are encouraged to share insights that help prepare students for the realities of work.
Standing in front of young minds, I realized this wasn’t just about treating patients anymore — it was also about inspiring the next generation of professionals.
Alongside my clinical practice, I began rigorous research. I screened more than 4,000 published articles, searching for the right foundation and validation for my ideas.
It was a long, painstaking process. But on 10th April 2025, my efforts bore fruit: my first paper was officially published in the Journal of Mechanics in Medicine and Biology.
At the same time, I also turned to digital innovation. I launched an app called Progress Tracker, designed to support children’s practice at home.
Parents could submit videos of their child’s exercises, and I could review, comment, and troubleshoot their progress.
The app also included a full library of tutorials, ensuring families had easy reference and guidance every step of the way.
That moment, publishing my first paper and launching the Progress Tracker, was more than a milestone. And for me, it was only the beginning.
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